Gopher State supremacy on the line at Minnesota Christmas Tournament this weekend

The toughest individual bracket tournament to be held this year in the state of Minnesota will be this Friday and Saturday at the Rochester Community and Technical College. Competing for one championship will be 11 of the top 12 teams in Minnesota's big-school division (Class 3A) per The Guillotine, along with four of the top five in Class 2A, and two top five teams in Class 1A.

Furthering the field are the top two teams from North Dakota, a returning runner-up from Illinois Class 2A (medium school), the top team in Division 1 and Division 2 from Wisconsin, and the returning state runners-up from Division 1 (big-school) in Arizona.

From that group, four teams are ranked among the InterMat Fab50, all are from Minnesota: No. 29 Kasson-Mantroville, No. 32 Shakopee, No. 33 Anoka, and No. 36 Apple Valley.

Below is a list of individuals to watch by weight class (Minnesota unless noted):